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Gcse meaning

Initialism of General Certificate of Secondary Education (“a British qualification taken by secondary school students in England, Wales and Northern Ireland”).

Using Gcse

  • The main meaning on this page is: Initialism of General Certificate of Secondary Education (“a British qualification taken by secondary school students in England, Wales and Northern Ireland”).
  • In the example corpus, gcse often appears in combinations such as: gcse results, gcse and, at gcse.

Context around Gcse

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 23.8 words
  • Position in the sentence: 3 start, 8 middle, 9 end
  • Sentence types: 19 statements, 0 questions, 1 exclamations

Often before:

whilst 1× brilliant 1×

Often after:

results 5× grades 2× classes 1× english 1× curriculum 1× papers 1× history 1× students 1× maths 1× today 1×

Sentence patterns with Gcse

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

2 of gcse history students 1× achievements at gcse today 1× august whilst gcse results day 1× awarded brilliant gcse grades 1× both her gcse english and 1× cancelation of gcse examinations during 1× collect their gcse results 1× collected their gcse results 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a man preyed 1× a school spokesperson 1× a very modest 1× a violent threat 1× academic results both 1× all smiles on 1×

Common sentence endings:

their gcse results 2× a week later 1× absolutely outstanding results 1× and a level 1× and english qualifications 1× at gcse today 1×

Words around Gcse

Just before it in the word index:

gcsc 3 gcsb 2 gcs 21 gcrc 2 gcra 2 gcr 17

Just after it in the word index:

gcses 44 gcso 5 gct 8 gctc 2 gcu 14 gcube 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

airbags 119 akure 119 aman 119 amnesia 119 amphibians 119 amputation 119

Corpus analysis for Gcse

  • In this selection, "gcse" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 23.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, whilst, brilliant, results, grades and classes stand out and add context to how "gcse" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include 2 of gcse history students and achievements at gcse today. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "gcse" sits close to words such as airbags, akure and aman, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with gcse

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

All smiles on GCSE results day. (6 words)

Around 150 students collected their GCSE results. (7 words)

In this week’s paper, we’ve seen some truly inspirational individual stories from our GCSE students. (17 words)

Longer example sentences

Academic results Both GCSE and A Level results (for the summer exam period) are traditionally given to students on a Thursday, A Level results day is usually the third Thursday of August whilst GCSE results day is a week later. (40 words)

The Howard School in Rainham, the A-levels were the "first set of formal examinations they had sat following the cancelation of GCSE examinations during the Covid pandemic and the awarding of Teacher Assessed Grades", said the school. (38 words)

Students identified as gifted and talented at school or who have done exceptionally well at GCSE will be invited to be part of a special programme of activities which will help make the most of their abilities. (37 words)

Exclamation examples

A school spokesperson said: “Aylesbury High School students received their GCSE grades today and well done on their absolutely outstanding results! (21 words)

Example sentences (20)

Academic results Both GCSE and A Level results (for the summer exam period) are traditionally given to students on a Thursday, A Level results day is usually the third Thursday of August whilst GCSE results day is a week later.

Newcastle does significantly better at A-level than at GCSE, with consistent improvement, while Gateshead does much worse at A-level than GCSE, and produced the second lowest A-level results in the region in 2009.

All smiles on GCSE results day.

A man preyed on a teenage girl while pretending to be helping her study for her GCSE's.

Around 150 students collected their GCSE results.

A school spokesperson said: “Aylesbury High School students received their GCSE grades today and well done on their absolutely outstanding results!

As well as classes of 6-16 year olds and GCSE classes, Ms Lane also teaches adult classes in the evening.

A very modest but proud revealed a grade 6 in both her GCSE English and maths results today.

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A violent threat made against a teenage girl in Northern Ireland who called for a novel to be removed from the GCSE curriculum has been condemned by Amnesty International.

But speaking as students received their GCSE results on Thursday, Education Secretary Gillian Keegan said people “do a lot better over their lifetime” if they secure maths and English qualifications.

From left - Yasemin Kussan, Tahlia Plumley and Mallory Barnatt of Kesteven and Sleaford HIgh School collect their GCSE results.

GCSE papers in the same subject were spaced apart more than they were before the pandemic, allowing for rest and revision.

In November, the Observer newspaper that fewer than 2% of GCSE history students in England studied a module on the Middle East in 2020, and experts estimate that only 27 schools in England currently teach it.

In this week’s paper, we’ve seen some truly inspirational individual stories from our GCSE students.

It's great, and I'd like to go on and do my GCSE maths at some point.

Jamie Peel, Principal at Accrington Academy, said: “Well done to all students celebrating their achievements at GCSE today.

Parents report (mainly, but not exclusively) 'faultless' teaching, with the overriding aim to deliver a clean sheet of stellar grades at GCSE and A level.

Students at Humberston Academy, part of the David Ross Education Trust, are celebrating today after being awarded brilliant GCSE grades.

Students identified as gifted and talented at school or who have done exceptionally well at GCSE will be invited to be part of a special programme of activities which will help make the most of their abilities.

The Howard School in Rainham, the A-levels were the "first set of formal examinations they had sat following the cancelation of GCSE examinations during the Covid pandemic and the awarding of Teacher Assessed Grades", said the school.

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Common combinations with gcse

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "gcse" in a sentence?
An example: "Academic results Both GCSE and A Level results (for the summer exam period) are traditionally given to students on a Thursday, A Level results day is usually the third Thursday of August whilst GCSE results day is a week later." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "gcse" from authentic English texts.
What does "gcse" mean?
Gcse means: Initialism of General Certificate of Secondary Education (“a British qualification taken by secondary school students in England, Wales and Northern Ireland”).
How many example sentences with "gcse" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "gcse", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.